18km. Another hot day, probably up to 34C today. Slightly more shade than yesterday, but unfortunately Greg was feeling unwell today … so we can rule out the tapas as he didn’t eat any! I am feeling much better, thankfully. … Continue reading →

22km. It was a hot day 32C. Judy woke up feeling unwell, maybe eating too much of some of that dodgy Tapas, however she soldiered on. We loaded up with extra water because it was going to be hot, and … Continue reading →

15km We are still working on Poruguese time. We went to bed at 10pm, closed the blinds because it was still sunny outside. We managed to get up in time for the 9am breakfast. We hit the road at 10am, … Continue reading →

21km. We slept late, and did not get on the road until 10:00am. Unfortunately that was 11:00am Spanish time, which we would soon be on. We walked around the fortress of Valencia and then crossed the bridge out of Portugal … Continue reading →

18km. Our last day in Portugal, and we’re feeling a bit sad that we’ll be leaving tomorrow. We had a ‘simple’ breakfast at O Repouso do Peregrino Pensao with our fellow pilgrims, then packed up and were on the road … Continue reading →

16km Not a long day,but it involved climbing a 450 metre high hill. When we woke up it had rained, and was cloudy. The Pensao we stayed at did not provide breakfast, so it was of to the Pastalaria across … Continue reading →

20km. Stage 2 of splitting the Barcelos to Ponte de Lima 33.6km stage into two parts. After a fabulous breakfast (see Judys post here), we left at a late 11am. The morning had started cool and misty, but no rain. … Continue reading →

17kms. After the traumas and exhaustion of 30km yesterday, we had an easy day today. The section from Barcelos to Ponte de Lima is 33.6km, much more than we want to walk in a day. So we split it into … Continue reading →

30 km. It was a long day that we could not avoid because we are behind schedule and cannot have too many short days. We were up early at the unprecendented time of 6:30am. The pilgrams in the other room … Continue reading →